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I - . jI ' , NOVEMBER ,9. . ' qDm, mta jI LONDON, Nov. 10.-2:04 p. m.' ' Emperor William signed a letter o;abdication Saturday morning at the' German grand headquarters in the.' ' presence of Crown Prince FrederickWilliam and Field Marshal Hinden1 burg, according to a dispatch fromAmsterdam to the Exchange Telegraphcompany.Crown Prince Signs.The German crown prince signed hisrenunciation to the throne shortly afterward. It is believed that King Ludwig ofBavaria, and King Frederick Augustof Saxony also have abdicated.The ex-kaiser and the former crown, prince were expected to take leave ofttheir troops on Saturday but nothinghas been settled regarding their future movements.The emperor was deeply moved. Heconsented to sign the document onlywhen he received the news of the latest events in the empire.Serious food difficulties are expected in Germany owing to the stoppageof trains. The council of the regencywill take the most drastic steps to reestablish order.Chancellor Ebert said he would endeavor to fortify the freedom whichthe people had won. He begged support In the hard work ahead and appealed for co-operation in the countryt and cities in the problem of provis-j ioning.J Herr Ebert in his proclamation saidthat Prince Maximilian of Baden, hadtransferred the chancellorship to him,J all the secretaries of the state havingIt given their consent. The new govern-1I mcnt, he added, would be in agree-'j ment with the various parties. Ir Before placing his signature to thedocument, an urgent message fromcialist member of the cabinet withoutportfolio, was handed to the emperor,yi He read it with a shiver. He thentj signed the paper, saying:1 "It may be for the good of Ger-jjjl many."I! TpiSiiSocial and Political Reforms toTake Place at Once in i!j New Republic.AMSTERDAM, Friday, Nov. 8. The)l proclamation issued at Munich in bel half of the council of workers, solI diers and p'easants, which constituteditself Into a diet, announcing a repubI lie had been formed in Bavaria, declared that "the Democratic and So-1:ialistic republic of Bavaria has thettrength to realize a peace for Gcr' many, preserving that country fromIhe worst."The proclamation after promisingl constituent assembly to be electedsy all adult men and women, eays thatBavaria will make Germany ready forI league of nations.It then continues:"The present revolution is neededo complete the self-government of thepeople before enemy armies streamtcross our country or before troopsJhould, after the armistice, bring about"The council will insure strict orfer. Soldiers in barracks will governfiemselves by means of soldiers':ouncils. Officers asquieclng ln thelltered situation will not be hinderedn their duties."We reckon on the co-operation ofhe entire population. All officials' vi 1 1 remain at their posts."Fundamental social and politicaleforms will immediately commence."LONDON, Saturday, Nov. 9. Delei I ates of the revolutionary Germanlavy arrived in Berlin on Friday, acI ording to a dispatch from Copenhag.I to the Exchange Telegraph com--any. They conferred for several, ;ours with the minister of marine andfith members of the reichstag majorIt is stated that Hugo Haas, Social;t leader in the reichstag, has theituation at Hamburg in. hand.V ' ' --luISEfcGT. ULLI AX EVf FL1T4; Star of the stage, famed for; "beauty and voice, Lillian RussellB . now bears the rank of sergeantin the U. S. Marino Corps, theB . Highest accorded to women In'military service, and tvoars theH uniform just designed fdrthom.TH 1 fkt WHI I Ull I -AMSTERDAM, Nov. 10. ProfessorLammasch, the Austrian premier, hasreceived official notification, says adispatch from Vienna, that Poland hasassumed sovereignty over Galicfa.Galicia is n crownland of Austria-Hungary north of the Carpathians. Ithas an area of 30,307 square miles andin normal times had a population ofsome 7,000,000.BERLIN, Saturday, Nov. 9. (ViaLondon, Nov. 10. 12:55 p. m. TheSocial-Democratic party is intercedingwith the people's government. Theguards which had been statitoncd atthe public offices and other buildingshave been withdrawn.Freidrlch Ebert (vice-president ofthe Social-Democratic party) is carrying on the chancellorship. iWith the Allied Forces in Belgium, ISaturday, Nov. 9. (By the Associated 'Press). There are" many indicationsthat the Germans do not intend tomake a protracted stand thic side ofBrussels and Charleroi.TO THE PEOPLEiRevolution in Berlin StrikingVictory General StrikeI Stops All Work at ShopsBASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 10. An of- 'ficial dispatch received by the Havas !agency from Berlin today says: !"Official. The revolution lias re-1suited in a striking victory almost Jwithout the effusion of blood."A general strike was declared this!morning. It brought a cessation of !work in all workshops at about teno'clock. '"A regiment of Nuremburg chasseurs passed over to the people. Other troops rapidly followed their action. !" i he Alexander regiment after hear-1ing a declaration by Deputy Wells,went over to the revolution." 'COPENHAGEN, Saturday, Nov. 9.German guard vessels in the mine!fields of the Great Belt and Little Belthave left their stations. The crews!waited for the officers to leave thevessels and then hoisted the red flag.COPENHAGEN, Saturday, Nov. 9.The Danish frontier is being guarded iby the German soldiers' council. This'is being done, it is stated, in order to1prevent the escape of rich people, generals and other high officers.All national cockades and the eagleon the helmets of soldiers have beenremoved, being replaced by a redband.The wearing of the iron cross hasbeen strictly prohibited.OEM STATESOne After Another Proclaimng Independence and An-nouncing Their Policies.LONDON, Nov. 10.-11:55 a. mSchleswig-Holsteln, the Prussian provmce which formerly belonged toDenmark, is to be proclaimed an independent republic, says an ExchangeTelegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. AMSTERDAM, Saturday, Nov 9An official dispatch from Darmstadt,capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesseannounces that the Grand Duke ofHesse has decreed the formation of acouncil of state to take over the busi.ness of the government "until a finalsettlement of the questions arisingfrom the present situation."LONDON, Nov. 10.-11:59 a. m.-lqte, ftnthu 'ar0"t city ,n Saxonia,Stuttgart, the capital of Wurttcmburg 'and Cologne and Frankfort, have joined the revolution, according to reports 1from the Danish frontier, telegraphed, l yhe.Copenha9en correspondent 'of the Exchange Telegraph company. 'The soldiers' councils at Stuttgart !Cologne and Frankfort have decidedto proclaim a republic. 1oo IALBERT BALLIN DIES ;COPENHAGEN,' Nov. 10. Albert 'Ballin, general director of the Ham- 1ourg-American Steamship company,died suddenly Saturday, according to "an announcement made in Berlin. JHead the Classified Ads.Read the Classified Ads. I '1,iLONDON, Nov. 10.-5:10 p.-f m. Essen, where the great -f 1Krupp steel -works are sltuatt- -4-4- ated, is reported to be In the4- hands of the .revolutionaries, isays a dispatch from Anister- -4-4- dam to the Bxchnnge Telegraph -f4- company. 4.4- Lieutenant Krupp von Boh- ;4- len und Halbach, the head of -4- the Krupp works, and his wife. 4- :4- have been arrested. ' 14- . 14- COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10.- j4- The railway stations in the en- 4-4- tire Industrial districts of Ger- 4- 14- ma- y from Dortmund to Duis- 1burg have been occuplcTU by the ;4- Holdiera' council, according to a 4-4- dispatch from Essen. There 14- wore no disorders.' 4- :4-4-4-44--r- 4- .t. 'THE BIG FOUR. OF VICTORY! 5mr . , . 1 'They put the kibosh 'on ! the " V-HUN! Here you see President '''J 'V'vWilson, and the premiers of our 'WStthree chief western " allies Cle- vWmP? - J?.'- 'nienceau of France, George of tZ i " Jf--J-Britain, and Orlando of Italy. -iBERLIN, Saturday, Nov. 9. ViaLondon, Nov. 10. The text of thestatement issued by the German people's government reads:"In the course of the forenoon ofSaturday the formation of a new German people's government was initiated. The greater part of the Berlingarrison and other troops stationedthere temporarily, went over to thenew government.People to Be Orderly."The leaders of the deputations ofthe Social-Democratic party declaredthey would not shoot against the people. They said they would, in accordwith the people's government, intercede in favor of the maintenance of order. Thereupon, in the offices andpublic buildings the guards which hadbeen stationed there were withdrawn."The business of the imperial chancellor is being carried on by the Social-Democraticparty, Herr Ebert."It is presumed that apart from therepresentatives of the recent majoritygroup three independent Social-Democratswill enter the future government. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 10. The Rhenish Westfalian Zcitung of Essen announces that Eutin, the capital of theprincipality of Lucbrek, is in the handsof the soldiers' council. Many personsboth civilians and military, have beenshot.WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. If the revolutionary government in Germanydefinitely repudiates the authority ofthe German armistice commissionersnow within the Allied lines, the beliefhere is that the revolt spreadingthrough the enemy country will notprevent General Foch from acceptingthe signatures of the envoys and proceeding to put the armistice conditionsinto effect.In an extra edition of the Vorwacrts the official organ of the Social-Democraticparty In Germany, thefollowing call for a general strike waspublished:"The workmen's and soldiers' council of Berlin has decided upon a general strike. All the factories are at astandstill. ,"The necessary administration ofthe people will bo maintained. A largepart of the garrison has been closedand bodies of troops and machine gunshave been placed at the disposal of theworkmen's and soldiers' council."The movement will be guided incommon by the Democratic party ofGermany and the Independent SocialDemocratic party of Germany, theworkmen's and soldiers' council willtake charge of the maintenance ofquiet and order. Long live the socialrepublic.(Signed) "Wockmen's and Soldiers'Council."From all parts of the -German cmpore news.l6 being received regardingsimilar revolutions which almost ev:rywhere remain wjthln the bounds of:conomlc order.According to official Information the !irmlatlce delegation came with full :sowers and Is authorized to sign the ,irmlatlco terms, although It elected to;end a courier back to grand hcadquar-':ers before acting, Moreover, the ob-'ect of the revolution Is assumed to beaeace and sinco the signing of the ar-1nlstlce io the shortest road to immcdate peace, It Is thought the revolutionlrles will not seek to interfere.If there should be a repudiation of:he envoys, or If what is happeningIn Berlin should delay an answer be-,fond the tlmo allowed by Marshal jFoch, 11 o'clock tomorrow, the Amer-i1: ican and Allied terms would continue i(their advance and hostilities probably !iwould end only through the surrender jof individual military units in the.field.WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Radio jadvices sent out by the German sta-1tion at Nauen and picked up by the !American naval tovers were madepublic today by the state department,with the explanation that it did notvouch for their authenticity. Theydescribed the events of Saturday in ,Berlin, showing that the Socialist par-1ty had taken control of the govern-1ment there.The first dispatch says that on Sat- jurday morning the Socialist party announced its intention of leaving thecabinet and a delegation from regiments of the garrisonc of Berlin and 'neighboring towns expressed their allegiance to the new government. OnSaturday Deputies Ebert and Scheidcmann called on the chancellor andstated hat they had decided to takethe government into their hands.BERLIN, Nov. 9. German wirelessto London, Nov. 10. 1:25 p. m. Deputy Schcidemann, leader of the majority Socialists in the reichstag, in tspeech, said:"The kaiser and the crovn princehave abdicated. The dynasty has beeroverthrown. It. is a splendid victor)for the German people."Her Ebert has been charged withformation of a new government, irwhich all shades of the Scclal-Dem.ocratic party arc to participate."Only decrees from the governmentbearing the signature of Herr Eberlhave validity. Only orders from theminister for war bearing the counteisignature of the Social-Democrat, acting assistant, are official."Deputy Schcidemann exhorted thecrowd to keep calm and to avoid incidents. 'Deputy von Tharr and some soldier:spoke from a motor lorry, A delegatefrom the corps of officers of the guardbattalion announced that the officer:were on the side of the people. Stormy applause and jubilation accompanicd the speeches.ooGERMAN WAR REPORT.BERLIN, Nov. 10. Via London.The German official statement issucctoday regarding military operations onthe western front says:"Yesterday between the Scheldt andthe Meuse the enemy ' followed ourmovements beyond Ronsse, Lauzc, St,Guislaln, Meubeuge, Trelow and overthe Sormonne river, west of Charleville. "On the eastern Meuse heights andon the plains of the Woevrc many attacks of the Americans were repulsed."ooRead the Classified Ads.Read the Classified Ads.Down und OuidtV , VK , -jilP ' Hindonburg," LudondorfT, "(top !kf $4lnmB lcft) aad Uackcnson (lower left)! SBsSi0kf havo secn tnoIr vaunted milkar-,sm crushed to earth (never to'V rIso asaln) by tho might of thoJ8liS world's democracies. jM0lm ALL PASSENGERS SAVED- 'M-itS WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. All per-1'W sons known to have been on board on jlMMfM jtne American steamer Sactia sunk yes-j' jterday morning off the Maryland coast,iwe have been saved. Additional surviv-yJsr ora landed at Cape May today broughtsZLeSr'yf I the number to 05, accounting for ev-i erybody on the ship's list. ,Barbarous fes Siirree' derlkk BitterTerrsis Ever Promutated GERMANY SURRENDERS '.Germany has surrendered, the-kaiserand the House of HohenzdTlern3the proud Bavarian and Hapsburg dynasties have been made to bite thedust in spite of their oft-repeated as; sertions that they would never acceptI terms humiliating to their great naj tions. But, today witnesses the fall of(the German empire and all her allies,their dream of world domination vanI ished and seething anarchy, dire povI erty and distress are the reward of theJ unholy war they vaged.The Kaiser now leaves the greatand prosperous country over which heruled, virtually ruined, after more thanfour years of the most barbarous warthe world has ever known. With thepassing from power of William Hohjenzollern, all the heads of the governI ments of the central powers when theyI entered the war, have tiled or lost(their thrones. The Sultan of Turkey,and Francis Joseph have died, Ferdinand of Bulgaria has abdicated and1 his son who succeeded him gave up hiss i throne when the nation rose againstj him, and Nicholas Romanoff, czar of"all the Russias, was deposed, March,'11917, ?-nd murdered in July, 1913. 'Er1 nest August, Duke of Brunswick, son-j.in-lavof the Kaiser, also has abdicat: cd and renounced the rights of hisi heir.' The instigated assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austriai and his wife, Duchess of Hohcnburg,i at Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, on. June 26, 1914, .was the match withwhich the secret German intrigue,: headed by the kaiser and his war Icrds,. I nHrfn U ......1.1 rx i . .. i" "- "ui iu uuniidurduon. un: July 23 Austria sent an ultimatum to- Scrvia, sharply denouncing anti-Aus-.trian propaganda, and demandingprompt punishment of the assassins ofArchduke Ferdinand.. On July 24th Russia joined Serbia' in a request that Austria grant an extension of time for the reply to the: ultimatum.I j July 25th Serbia gave in to Austria; on all points at issue, except particl. j pation of Austrian officers in investi. igation of conditions In Serbia; butj Austria was not satisfied.July 27th Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign minister, proposed an international conference to bring aboutI I peace., ( J"'y 28th Austria and Germany re- fused Sir Edward Grey's proposal,Austria declaring war on Serbia and. I active hostilities began.July 29th Austria bcmibarded Bel. qrade, Russia, Germany and France, began active preparations for war,while the diplomats tried to localize'the conflict.July 30th Emperor William demanded that Russia cease her mobilizationwithin twenty-four hours.July 31st the Kaiser decreed marjtial law. Czar Nicholas, Emperor William and King George exchanged personal telegrams in an eleventh hourattempt to stop the warAugust 1st Germany 'declared waron Russia.' A"q"sV2nd Russfa's advance guardinvaded Germany and Germany Invaded France without waitinq upon formal dcclarat on of war Th. pentered -Luxemburg Z tJiTEnn,anddfby GePman PPeSfeS'To ', England for protection lward Grey dLfar.H ,al,ds- Slr Ed"to the fleet to ,,?,; Cnt. an ord"enemy." The K ? " deslro' th-:attack fhH Be'ai.anS wt"tnad the'Li,n. p th5 'nvac,f"n Germans roundLiege President Wilson, acting un-1der Article Three of The Hague conAvent.on, tendered his good office to 'j the nations at war. German mine lay-1Tsh Loliise was sunk by Brit- J IL ,A"gUsV5.th ?everc fighting around!', Liege fort.f icat.ons; Germans reported !(driven back w.th heavy losses. Brit-i!lsh light cruiser Amphion sunk by Jjm.ne .n North sea. Austria declared;!j war on Russia. I ;Mugust in Germans entered Licqewithout reducing the forts. The Kaisicr issued an appeal to his people. German cruisers Goeben and Breolau cetout on a dash from San Salvadore, Sicily, to take refuge ultimately in theDardanelles, where the Turkish government took over the ships by purchase. August Sth British troops were reported landing in French and Belgianports. The French invaded southernAlsace and occupied Altklrch and Mul-'hafisen. Austrian troops advanced to-;ward Basel to co-operate with the Germans. Montenegro declared war onAustria. Portugal announced herselfas an ally of England. Italy reaffirmed neutrality. Fighting started between French and Germans in Vosges. August 10th France declared war onAustria. The French retired fromlasses March Throogh' jBerlin Streets.' . -ij BERLIN, Saturday, Nov. 9 (Ger-' m2n Wireless to London, Nov. 10. 'jl':10 p. m.) With regard to the inci-'I dents of November 9 in Berlin theI semi-official telegraph bureau, working :j under the control of the workmen's'and soldiers' council, issued the f ol-lowing reports:J "This morning at 9 o'clock the workers of the greatest industrial under,takings again commenced the strike."Processions came from all the suIburbs to the center of the cjty. Ret!,'j flags were carried at the head of the! processions in which marched armed Isoldiers and all classes. jI "The first procession arrived fromthe Akerstrass and Brunncstrass. Asja preliminary the soldiers and officers j.were Irged to remove their cockadesand epaulettes. In the majority ofI cases this took place voluntarily. ;; "There was a general fraternatlza.tion of soldiers and workmen. The,'workmen penetrated the barracks, where they received an enthusiastic!reception from the soldiers!I "The military occupants of factor-!les mingled in common with the Work' ers, left the works and treated with; them in common."So far as is known the only clashbetween the masses and armed forcesjtook place on the occupation of the'j so-called 'cockshafer' barracks. Thatjwas a guard of fusiliers but only two, officers fired.j "Three persons were killed and one,was injured. This is to be regretted."The taking possession of a majority of the public buildings and establishments was completed vithout dlf.Ificulty once it was clear that the mil-itary had gone over to the people."Mulhausen. Collisions between Frenchj and Germans occurred at Longwy,'Longuyon, Spincourt, and other placesIon the French northeastern frontier.' August 11th Germans penetrated in.i to Belgium north and south of Liege., Fighting occurred around Tongres and;St. Trond, The Germans bombardedPont-a Mousson, between Mctz andI Nancy.j August 12th the German lines in; Belgium extended beyond the Meuse.jHuy was occupied by the Germans.( Sharp engagements between the Germans and Belgians occurred at Hae-' len, Dicst, Tirlemont. England declared war on Austria. The Russians(crossed the Gallcian border.. August 13th an engagement occurred at Enghezee, north of Namur.Dutch troops were massed on theirI frontier.August 14th the junction of the Belgian and French armies was affirmed.Sir John French, British commander-in-chief,vas then in touch with thej French war office.' August 15th Japan sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding her withdrawal from the Far East. The Austrians entered Serbia at Losnitza onthe Drina river and Sabac on theSave.August 23rd Japan declared war onGermany.Italy, Rumania and Greece joinedthe ever growing list of belligerentsuntil twenty-two nations had declaredwar on Germany, each with grievanceswhich more than justified them Intaking up arms to save themselvesfrom destruction by a ruthless enemyand the world from an unbearable condition. Today, the once great andprosperous German nation is crumbling apart like a house of cards whileevery other nation on the face of theearth Is her avoved or silent enemy.Finally, in April, 1917, after numerous atrocities, violations of international law, the sinking of Americanships without warning, the inciting ofall kinds of dastardly acts against theUnited States, together with the conspiracies of every possible kind by thepaid servants and officials of Germanyand the exchange of diplomatic notesin which the president sternly warnedthe German imperial government thatthey must suffer the consequences oftheir deeds, .war was declared and theUnited States joined forces with theAllies to aid in bringing freedom andpeace to the people of the world.In just one year, six months andfour days ihe Americans have shownthe autocrats wnat a united free people can accomplish.The decision of the Kaiser to abdl:ate was probably hastened by theJrastic terms of the armistice Impos:d by the supreme war council at Versailles and he undoubtedly preferred:o renounce his throne rather than bei party to their acceptance.!lEM OPENA rVEW ATTACKWith the American Forces on theLorraine Front, Nov. 10, 5:30 p. m.(By The Associated Press) The Second American army this morninglaunched its initial attack in Lorraine.Its objectives were limited. The villages of St. Hilaire and Marcheville (.were captured as also were a number nof woods. VRead tho Clnsslflcd Ads. ,Head tho Classified Ads. 1